"We\’re still quite concerned about state-sponsored terrorism, we\’re quite concerned about human rights, we\’re quite concerned by what is happening in Yemen, what\’s happening in Syria," official says.
NEW DELHI – The United States wants India and other countries to wait for a final nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers before actively engaging with Tehran, US Under Secretary Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday.
"I would say \’hold your horses\’. We are not quite to an agreement yet," Sherman said, referring to India and other buyers of Iranian oil that want to increase their trade ties with Tehran.
Diplomats are negotiating to fill the gaps in an April 2 framework agreement that would curb Iran\’s nuclear program, allaying Western fears it could develop an atomic bomb, in return for relief from international sanctions.
However, the United States has said that further tough negotiations lie ahead and no guarantees that a deal will be secured by a June 30 deadline.
"We understand that nobody wants to be last in line, everybody wants to be first in line, if the sanctions do get relieved," said Sherman, who has been negotiating on behalf of the United States in the long-running Iran nuclear talks.